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Given the race disparity in IQ within occupations and equal educational attainment, this employer behavior is economically rational. [Referring to a large carefully-designed study demonstrating strong discrimination against “black names” in responses to resumes with otherwise identical qualifications.]

Volkonski wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:37 pm https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1430 ... 59266?s=19

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:48 pm

Volkonski wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:37 pm https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1430 ... 59266?s=19

Fuck Temecula. I considered moving there a year or so ago, and then read about stuff like this and decided against it. It's known for being a little racist haven. Or at least those are the warnings I found, which are proving true. Glad I stayed away.

I'm feeling really fed up lately. With everything.

Today one can see how the Cordoba House could have helped to heal our country as we nursed the wounds from the horror of 9/11. As we near the 20th anniversary of that tragic day, the need for healing remains. Arguably, it has attained an increased urgency after the tumult of recent years and especially now as we prepare to welcome refugees from Afghanistan, including many who supported our troops and our ideals, and now flee the onslaught of the Taliban. Sadly, rather than heal, we have seen Islamophobia persist in ugly ways.

As the leading anti-hate organization in the US, with experts tracking extremism of all sorts, ADL is committed to help our Muslim allies counter Islamophobia. Indeed, we have been doing so for many decades. And this is exactly why, as a dear Muslim friend told me recently, ADL's stance on the Cordoba House project was "a punch in the gut to the Muslim community." I hope that by righting this wrong, we can be better allies in the fight against the rise in anti-Muslim hate that is coming -- and it is coming.

I say this, because as most Americans were praying for the Afghan people, generously donating funds and preparing to welcome some number of Afghan civilians into our great nation, some so-called "experts" began spreading alarmist and Islamophobic disinformation in shameless attempts to block these brutalized civilians from coming to the United States. Adding to the alarm, these insidious conspiracy theories are coming during a time that the FBI is reporting the highest level of hate crimes in over a decade.

And that is likely just the opening chorus of anti-Muslim sentiment that I fear will swell in the weeks, months and years ahead.

Uninformed wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 4:00 pm

Uninformed wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 6:46 pm Thanks for the correction. It appears several “news” sites have/had roughly the same info.

Dave from down under wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:12 pm The Confederacy of slave owners loses again...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-09/ ... /100445558

A crowd erupted in cheers as work crews hoisted a statue of US Confederate general Robert E Lee off the giant pedestal where it has towered over Virginia's capital city for more than a century.

Key points:
The statue of Robert E Lee was lifted off its pedestal and cut into pieces
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam congratulated the removal of the statue and said it will be "healing" for the state
Mr Northam ordered the statue to be taken down after the death of George Floyd

Uninformed wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 4:27 am Dr James Whitfield, Colleyville Principal, on paid leave “accused of teaching CRT”.

“Uppity in the first degree”.

Lawmakers call on DOJ to implement hate crimes law after three men robbed 70 Asian women

Despite the decreased media attention, hate crimes against Asian Americans are still on the rise. Since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic last year, hate crimes against the American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community have risen at alarming rates. The increase is mainly owing to racists and xenophobes blaming Asian Americans for the current pandemic.

As a result, legislation addressing hate crimes against the APPI community was passed in May for the first time in America’s history. However, the law has yet to be implemented. As crimes continue against the AAPI community, Democratic lawmakers are urging the Justice Department to quickly implement the law to expedite the review of anti-Asian hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic, NBC News reported.

In a letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono and New York Rep. Grace Meng highlighted key provisions of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that are "critical to its effectiveness" and noted the agency should pay attention to them. "Full implementation of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act will help stem the tide against further violence," they said in the letter on Monday. The letter also highlights the increased violence against vulnerable community members, including women and the elderly.

The letter follows new data compiled by the FBI which indicates that hate crimes targeting people of Asian descent in the U.S. rose by 70% last year compared to the number of such incidents in 2019. The FBI report also found that more than 10,000 people reported hate crimes to law enforcement—the highest tally of reported hate crimes since 2008.